Name: 2026 UK University X (Twitter) Rankings
Creator: uniRank
Published: 2026-08-14

Introduction

What are the most popular UK Universities on X (formerly Twitter)? uniRank answers this question by publishing the 2026 X University Ranking of all UK higher-education institutions on X meeting the following uniRank selection criteria:

being chartered, licensed or accredited by the appropriate higher education-related organization in the United Kingdom
offering at least three-year bachelor's degrees or postgraduate master's or doctoral degrees
delivering courses predominantly in a traditional, non-distance education format

The aim of the uniRank X University Ranking is to offer an approximate popularity index for each UK university on the X social media platform, based on the total number of followers. Read also our article about the importance of Social Media for Universities and prospective students.

UK Universities on X (Twitter)

Rank	University	Followers	Avg monthly posts
1	University of Oxford	1,051,712	144
2	University of Cambridge	866,508	86
3	Imperial College London	186,609	126
4	London Business School	178,186	149
5	King's College London	152,869	63
6	University of Edinburgh	152,167	53
7	University College London	138,926	38
8	The London School of Economics and Political Science	135,538	130
9	University of Glasgow	133,787	135
10	University of Birmingham	126,415	205
11	University of Sheffield	120,854	124
12	University of Leeds	111,984	70
13	University of Manchester	101,397	163
14	University of Bristol	96,894	77
15	University of Nottingham	91,144	217
16	University of Warwick	89,798	159
17	Cardiff University	86,543	97
18	London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, University of London	83,723	62
19	The University of York	83,543	117
20	University of Liverpool	79,522	123
21	Sheffield Hallam University	77,108	85
22	University of Sussex	76,243	136
23	University of Exeter	75,613	131
24	University of Bath	75,530	171
25	Queen Mary University of London	75,318	85
26	University of London	75,163	68
27	University of Aberdeen	71,598	75
28	Coventry University	67,997	204
29	Lancaster University	66,541	139
30	University of Dundee	62,469	132
31	University of Surrey	61,932	114
32	University of Southampton	61,911	91
33	Nottingham Trent University	61,289	136
34	University of Strathclyde	61,114	61
35	SOAS, University of London	61,105	54
36	Durham University	60,891	71
37	University of Plymouth	60,776	250
38	Queen's University Belfast	60,072	136
39	University of East Anglia	60,026	161
40	University of St Andrews	58,817	64
41	University of the Arts London	58,305	69
42	The Courtauld Institute of Art, University of London	56,691	21
43	University of Salford	56,592	138
44	Loughborough University	56,255	256
45	University of Reading	55,909	113
46	University of Leicester	55,380	118
47	Manchester Metropolitan University	55,289	106
48	Leeds Beckett University	55,125	141
49	University of Kent	54,105	166
50	Newcastle University	53,468	88
51	Swansea University	52,051	143
52	University of Essex	50,364	164
53	University of Hull	50,201	123
54	Bournemouth University	50,143	165
55	Kingston University	49,664	78
56	De Montfort University	47,771	685
57	University of Central Lancashire	47,635	116
58	Royal College of Art	46,468	83
59	University of Derby	46,239	199
60	University of Hertfordshire	44,730	188
61	Teesside University	44,638	99
62	Liverpool John Moores University	42,895	83
63	Aston University	42,845	119
64	The Glasgow School of Art	42,594	99
65	University of Portsmouth	42,002	72
66	University of Brighton	41,532	51
67	Keele University	41,482	144
68	University of Huddersfield	41,182	117
69	University of Lincoln	41,176	113
70	Birmingham City University	41,098	138
71	Bangor University	40,876	123
72	University of Stirling	40,594	134
73	Oxford Brookes University	40,098	86
74	Northumbria University	40,020	62
75	University of Bradford	38,835	155
76	University of Westminster	38,762	73
77	Edge Hill University	37,736	110
78	University of South Wales	37,357	109
79	The Royal Academy of Music, University of London	37,330	89
80	University of the West of England	36,703	84
81	Goldsmiths, University of London	36,567	43
82	City St George's, University of London	36,336	74
83	The University of Law	35,930	148
84	Robert Gordon University	35,605	72
85	University of Staffordshire	35,594	197
86	University of Wolverhampton	35,465	132
87	The University of Northampton	34,516	181
88	Edinburgh Napier University	33,397	98
89	University of Chester	32,947	124
90	Bath Spa University	32,909	71
91	Middlesex University	32,482	83
92	Anglia Ruskin University	32,012	118
93	University of Gloucestershire	31,845	98
94	Heriot-Watt University	30,908	50
95	University of Greenwich	30,690	137
96	Guildhall School of Music and Drama	29,958	96
97	University of East London	29,812	122
98	Cardiff Metropolitan University	29,506	43
99	Aberystwyth University	29,308	73
100	Royal College of Music	29,251	78
101	Royal Holloway, University of London	28,697	66
102	Brunel University of London	28,373	106
103	Cranfield University	26,673	40
104	Glasgow Caledonian University	26,612	125
105	University of Sunderland	26,551	156
106	University of Roehampton	26,193	79
107	Abertay University	25,822	112
108	University of the West of Scotland	24,833	245
109	The Royal Veterinary College University of London	24,781	33
110	Royal Conservatoire of Scotland	24,129	89
111	Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine	24,010	37
112	York St John University	23,088	58
113	London South Bank University	22,821	109
114	Falmouth University	22,344	102
115	The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama	22,090	85
116	Liverpool Hope University	22,077	90
117	Solent University	21,881	180
118	London Metropolitan University	20,940	84
119	Birkbeck, University of London	20,835	140
120	Canterbury Christ Church University	20,774	64
121	University of Wales Trinity Saint David	20,739	192
122	The University of Buckingham	20,266	43
123	Wrexham University	19,620	129
124	Queen Margaret University	19,546	75
125	The Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts	17,485	44
126	University of Cumbria	17,461	112
127	Royal Northern College of Music	16,993	78
128	Harper Adams University	16,887	161
129	University of Chichester	16,668	76
130	Leeds Trinity University	16,366	119
131	St Mary's University, Twickenham	14,746	59
132	University of the Highlands and Islands	14,725	79
133	University of Winchester	14,645	91
134	University of Bedfordshire	14,613	86
135	Scotland's Rural College	14,475	50
136	University for the Creative Arts	14,444	86
137	Hartpury University and Hartpury College	13,035	68
138	University of West London	12,721	93
139	Leeds Arts University	12,444	47
140	Leeds Conservatoire	12,229	114
141	Rose Bruford College	12,050	58
142	The Royal Agricultural University	11,791	57
143	Norwich University of the Arts	11,269	74
144	University of Wales	10,710	7
145	University of Suffolk	9,690	49
146	School of Advanced Study, University of London	9,554	111
147	Arts University Bournemouth	9,349	53
148	Regent's University London	9,301	38
149	Arts University Plymouth	8,206	68
150	Ravensbourne University London	8,130	40
151	Northern School of Contemporary Dance	7,053	24
152	University College Birmingham	6,655	98
153	Plymouth Marjon University	6,297	57
154	Birmingham Newman University	5,259	37
155	Ulster University	4,712	31
156	Richmond American University London	2,586	12
157	European School of Economics	1,064	33
158	University of Worcester	n.a.	n.a.

Notice: the total number of followers of the above X (Twitter) pages were extracted in August 2026.

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